Amazon
Software Development Engineer - Embedded, Flight Computer Software
$144K–$194K
Redmond, WA · Full-time · Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development; 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture; preferred: 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience.
- Education
- Preferred: Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
- Visa sponsorship
- Candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
About the job
Develop and operate embedded flight-computer software for Amazon Leo satellite functions, from requirements through testing and operations.
What you'll do
- Develop embedded software and real-time system applications for flight code and flight management.
- Build device drivers and software communicating with electronics through protocols such as I2C, SPI, RS-422, RS-485, and Ethernet.
- Collaborate with hardware teams on board bring-up and integration testing.
What they ask for
- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
- 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience for new and existing systems.
- Experience programming in at least one software programming language.
Nice to have
- 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
Pay
143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
assembly, C, C++, I2C, SPI, RS-422, RS-485, Ethernet
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